Metabolism — Flashcards

In the RBCs, the HMP shunt provides a source of NADPH for reduction of _____ (via reduced glutathione)

Patients with _____ have decreased reabsorption of cystine, ornithine, lysine, and arginine

What type of collagen makes up skin and blood vessels? _____

I-cell disease is characterized by high plasma levels of _____ enzymes

What non-volatile acid may be elevated with ethylene glycol ingestion? _____

Which collagen synthesis pathologies are associated with problems forming the triple helix?_____

Acetoacetate may spontaneously be converted to _____, which is expired in the lungs

What enzyme is elevated in mumps patients due to involvement of the pancreatic or salivary glands? _____

Conversion of malate into oxaloacetate produces a molecule of _____

Orotic aciduria is treated with UMP or _____ to bypass the mutated enzyme